Runnymede and Weybridge (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Runnymede and Weybridge County constituency |
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| Runnymede and Weybridge shown within Surrey, and Surrey shown within England | |
| Created: | 1997 |
| MP: | Philip Hammond |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Surrey |
| EP constituency: | South East England |
Runnymede and Weybridge is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency contains the whole of the area of Runnymede (borough) borough, and also the town of Weybridge in Elmbridge district.
The Boundary Commission has proposed no boundary changes for this constituency in the boundary review due before the next election.
[edit] History
This constituency was created in 1997 and largely replaced the Chertsey and Walton constituency.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1997)
- 1997 — present: Philip Hammond, Conservative
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Runnymede and Weybridge | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Philip Hammond | 22,366 | 51.4 | +2.7 | |
| Labour | Paul Greenwood | 10,017 | 23.0 | −6.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Henry Bolton | 7,771 | 17.9 | +1.6 | |
| UKIP | Anthony Micklethwait | 1,719 | 3.9 | +0.8 | |
| Green | Charles Gilman | 1,180 | 2.7 | −0.2 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Andrew Collett | 358 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| UK Community Issues Party | Katrina Osman | 113 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 12,349 | 28.4 | |||
| Turnout | 43,524 | 58.7 | +2.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.4 | |||
- Result declared at 02:19
| General Election 2001: Runnymede and Weybridge | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Philip Hammond | 20,646 | 48.7 | +0.1 | |
| Labour | Jane Briginshaw | 12,286 | 29.0 | -0.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Bushill | 6,924 | 16.3 | 0.0 | |
| UKIP | Christopher Browne | 1,332 | 3.1 | +1.9 | |
| Green | Charles Gilman | 1,238 | 2.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,360 | 19.7 | |||
| Turnout | 42,426 | 56.1 | -15.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.3 | |||
- Result declared at 03:21
| General Election 1997: Runnymede and Weybridge | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Philip Hammond | 25,051 | 48.6 | -12.8 | |
| Labour | Ian Peacock | 15,176 | 29.4 | +13.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Taylor | 8,397 | 16.3 | -4.8 | |
| Referendum Party | Peter Rolt | 2,150 | 4.2 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Simon Slater | 625 | 1.2 | N/A | |
| Natural Law | Jeremy Sleeman | 162 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,875 | 19.2 | |||
| Turnout | 51,561 | 71.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -13.1 | |||
- Result declared at 03:31
[edit] Sources
- Election result, 2005 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1997 - 2005 (Guardian)
